“Erik ten Hag won’t want him” – Ralf Rangnick expects Manchester United star to leave the club
Manchester United interim boss Ralf Rangnick believes it’s most likely that Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba won’t be at the club next season.
Pogba is expected to leave the club for a second time when his contract expires at the end of the season and Rangnick believes new Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag might not want him to renew.
Pogba has made more than 200 appearances since returning to Old Trafford in 2016 but has struggled to show his best form at the club.
Rangnick, who has been in charge of United since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s sacking in November, also admitted he was unsure why Pogba has flattered to deceive at Old Trafford since his £89m return.
“It’s difficult to say. If myself or other coaches knew, it would be easier to change that, but I don’t know,” Rangnick said.
“Right now it doesn’t make sense to think about that because he won’t be available for [the Arsenal match] and most likely not for the upcoming games.
“As it seems right now, he will not renew his contract and, I don’t know, maybe the club or Erik will not want to renew his contract. It’s most likely he won’t be here next season.
“He’s a player who won the World Cup; he’s such a good player that he was a regular starter for France. We all know what kind of potential he has and what kind of good player he can be.
“He was like quite a few other players struggling to get his best performance sustainably on the pitch for a team like Man United.
“This has not only been the case this season or in the past couple of weeks. As far as I remember, it was also the case in earlier years.”